2002 September

Xbox Linux Project
http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/
The Linux Xbox Project is an interesting port of Linux to another Microsoft product. Quoting from the site:

The project is completely legal
We do not have anything to do with software piracy and we are not interested in it at all.
We do not use any non-licensed software for development, such as the Xbox SDK
Reverse [...]

GAG 4.1

http://www.rastersoft.com/gageng.htm
“GAG is a Graphical Boot Manager with a lot of features. It doesn’t need a partition, it works with primary and extended partitions in every hard disk, it has a lot of icons, it allows you to put passwords for each operating system, it can swap hard disks and it can be tested from [...]

Kernel Configuration - Part XXXII
We’re finally at the last step of configuring your Linux kernel. That is, we’re finishing talking about the options available in the 2.4.x Linux kernel, though we haven’t yet begun to compile the kernel itself or the modules.
Today’s section is on kernel hacking. This section is exactly as it sounds - [...]

Creating Shortcut Schemes
If you’re using KDE, you’ve got a great way to create or take advantage of
shortcut schemes; groups of keyboard shortcuts gathered together with a common
theme. In fact, KDE 3 offers several sets of pre-defined shortcut schemes,
including the KDE default, Mac, Unix, and Windows - both with and without the
win key. If you’re as [...]

  09.03.2002 PenguinREPORT

You probably don’t need any more indication of just how tough things are in the
tech sector these days. Even if your career is unrelated to tech, you, as a
hardcore hobbyist, have felt the trickle down of the tech erosion. Between
dwindling investment and profits and increasing regulation, it’s a tough sector
in which to hold [...]

Linux USB Devices Overview
Unearthed by Wooden Pickle
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/
Since we spent some time talking about USB kernel configuration last week, many of you have sent me your favorite Linux USB-related links, many of which are much more detailed than the one I posted.
The Linux USB Devices Overview is one of those sites. They’ve got the bases well [...]

RoadMap 0.1

http://andresy.net.dhis.org/roadmap.html
“RoadMap is a program for Linux that displays street maps. The maps are provided by the US Census Bureau, and thus only cover the US. Specific areas are displayed by selecting a street address (street number, street name, city, and state). RoadMap has been designed to be usable on both a desktop or laptop [...]

Kernel Configuration - Part XXXI
We’re closing in on the end of the kernel configuration series. We have just a few configuration-specific topics to touch on and a couple days of instructions and tips for rebuilding the kernel you’ve configured over the past several weeks.
Today’s topic is Bluetooth support. Bluetooth is, according to Foldoc, “A specification [...]

 GnomeTWEAK

If you spend long enough sitting at a Linux box, you’re bound to stumble across some previously unknown trick that’s useful in your everyday use. It doesn’t even matter if it accomplishes the task you set out to do. If the trick is useful and you can remember how to access it, it’ll save you [...]

  09.02.2002 PenguinREPORT

It’s a holiday in the US - one that’s intended to recognize the efforts of workers. But everyone has to work, whether you live in the US or not. Consider this a tip of the Penguin top hat to all readers anywhere engaged, in the words of Jackson Browne, in “the struggle for [...]